compound

Example Sentences

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The accident stemmed from equipment failure and compounding human missteps.

From The Wall Street Journal

Children will have lessons in budgets, money management, mortgages and compound interest.

From BBC

Back in Scotland, the losses were compounded by a succession of poor harvests.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inside the body, linoleic acid is broken down into compounds known as oxylipins.

From Science Daily

“The death of their father was extraordinarily traumatic, as you can imagine. That was compounded by this putative heir all of a sudden showing up and demanding money,” said Joseph Lipchitz, a litigator in Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal